Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products (Omnibus VI)

It affects chemical manufacturers and suppliers, cosmetics businesses, fertilising-product manufacturers, farmers using plant biostimulants, fuel suppliers, consumers and market-surveillance authorities.

• Eases hazardous-chemical label formatting, small-package derogations, fuel-pump labelling and relabelling deadlines.
• Limits hazardous-chemical advertising and distance-sale duties mainly to products offered to the general public.
• Creates clearer cosmetics procedures for ingredients, CMR derogations and nanomaterial information without separate pre-notification.
• Removes special REACH registration for EU fertilising products and expands electronic documentation and microorganism assessment routes.

Takes effect

It enters into force 20 days after Official Journal publication, with staggered application from entry into force, 1 July 2026, 1 January 2028, 24 months and 36 months...

Transitional law

Existing CLP and fertilising products receive phased grace periods, including voluntary early CLP compliance and protection for fertilising products already placed on the market.

• Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 (32008R1272)
  • art. 2: inserts definition of “digital contact”
  • art. 17(1): replaces point (a) on supplier contact details
  • art. 25(6): replaces third subparagraph on mixture label contact details
  • art. 29(2): replaces paragraph on reduced label elements
  • art. 30(1): replaces label update deadline requirement
  • art. 31(3): replaces label legibility and formatting rule
  • art. 48: replaces article on advertisements
  • art. 48a: replaces article on distance sales offers
  • art. 61(8): replaces transitional provision
  • art. 61(9): adds transitional provision for labelling changes
  • art. Annex I: amends label formatting, small packaging and digital label provisions
  • art. Annex II: amends labelling requirements for fuelling stations
• Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 (32009R1223)
  • art. 14a: inserts procedure for adding colorants, preservatives and UV-filters
  • art. 15: amends CMR derogation rules and adds paragraphs 5 to 7
  • art. 16(3): deletes nanomaterial pre-notification paragraph
  • art. 16(7): deletes related nanomaterial notification paragraph
  • art. 19(6): replaces ingredient nomenclature rule
  • art. 22: deletes second sentence of fourth subparagraph
  • art. 33: deletes article on glossary of common ingredient names
  • art. Annex I: amends cosmetic product safety report requirements
  • art. Annexes II to VI: amends annexes on prohibited, restricted and permitted substances
• Regulation (EU) 2019/1009 (32019R1009)
  • art. 2: inserts definition of “digital contact”
  • art. 6: amends manufacturer duties on electronic declarations and digital contact
  • art. 7(2): amends authorised representative duty to provide information electronically
  • art. 8: amends importer duties on declarations, digital contact and electronic information
  • art. 9: amends distributor duties on declarations and electronic information
  • art. 15: amends records and documentation for conformity assessments
  • art. 16: adds paragraphs 5 and 6 on electronic declarations and digital product passports
  • art. 41(1): replaces point (c) on declaration of conformity non-compliance
  • art. 42: amends paragraph 4 and inserts paragraph 4a on micro-organism assessment
  • art. 43: deletes article restricting delegated acts by component material category
  • art. Annex I: amends requirements linked to digitalisation
  • art. Annex II: amends component material categories and REACH registration references
  • art. Annex IV: amends conformity assessment documentation requirements